After the much publicised sacking of "shock jock" Kyle Sandilands today i thought it no better time to cast our memories back to 2004 when Frenzal Rhomb's Jay Walley got involved in an on air stouch with our subjects Kyle and Jackie O, then hosts of commercial network 2day FM's Sydney drive time program.
The stations mother network AUStereo (B1O5, MMM and others) made threats against the band and its label, banning any further air play of the artists over remarks made by the band on stage at an all ages event in Darwin that Jackie O was supposed to be hosting.
The argument created a minor stir in the media and net with ABC's Media Watch questioning the 2day FM hosts professionalism and ethics, both of which have come back into question in the past few days.
While we focus primarily on hip-hop here at The Royal Rundown, most of us are firm supporters of independent music be it rap, rock or punk. The forcible diluting of music in our country by commercial radio and money driven major labels has led to a strong "indy" surge and the championing of original music in recent times, negating the "idols" and relegating most here today gone tomorrow music cash-cows to the scrap heap.
So lets hope these two commercial tools never make it back to our radio's and televisions. And if they do? well, just turn the fuckin' things off!
Enjoy- Its very entertaining.
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